We have 2
wicked bills in Wisconsin right now. If passed it will removeownership
rights to animals, with a seizure bond requirement. Dog breeders willhave NO
RIGHTS in Wisconsin if either of these pass. Animal owners will have NO RIGHTS.
Pet owners, farmers, will have no rights to their animals. Legal blackmail will
be used against them. AB 793 did pass out of committee. The Senate Bill 580
will have a public hearingwithin days.

Dog breeders rolled over &
played with the devil, supporting the WisconsinBreeder licensing law last
year. It becomes effective June 2011. The illegalseizure and bond
requirement was removed from that breeder bill in an effort toget support
from the hobby/show/small breeders. Many AKC clubs voted yes tosupport the
Wisconsin Breeder licensing law.

It
doesn't matter if you only have 2 or 3 animals.One complaint, the humane
officers can steal your dogs, force you to pay fortheir care in advance,
until you go to court. they don't have to charge you withanything to take
your dogs. They can keep them until they decide on charges. Itcould take 6
months to get a court date. You'll be paying $10 and up, per dayper animal.
If you don't post a bond in 5 days, your animals will be
consideredabandoned. The rescue's & shelters will make off with them to
places unknown. Ifyou are found innocent, your case thrown out, you will
still have lost youranimals. The DCHS (Dane County Humane Society) & the
HSUS are directlyresponsible for this bill being written.

Breeders
and animal owners in Wisconsin need to write to their
legislatorsNOW.

It's
currently in the committee on Ethics Reform and Government
Operations.

Please cross-post this to some breed lists. Maybe some
Wisconsin breeders willnotice. I'm so sick of this. Last year I was the only
breeder in the whole stateof Wisconsin who went down to Madison & spoke
against the Breeder licensingbill. Everyone else was for it. The shelters,
the rescue's, the hunting dogpeople, the sportsmen dog people, the DFOW
representing dog owners & AKC clubs.There were only a couple AKC clubs
& a handful of breeders that could see thedanger in letting the camel
into the tent.

I can't fix it. NOBODY CARES !!!! Why doesn’t anybody
care?The advisory board for making rules for the breeders is composed
primarily ofthe animals rights activists who got the breeder licensing and
inspection law topass. Those breeders selling more than 24 puppies in a
year, don't have aprayer in hell.Now ALL dog breeders, ALL animal
owners, will be affected by this illegalseizure bill. Your rights will be
completely GONE if is passes.

The public
hearing On SB 580 is Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the State Capitol building, room
411 South 11:10 AM. The bill is before the Committee on Ethics Reform and
Government Operations (of which the author of the bill is the chair of this
committee).

-- Sue Villareal 715-340-7091LONEROCK
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Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I had skimmed these bills a while back, but of course who has time to devote a portion of their attention to

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Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I had skimmed these bills a while back, but of course who has time to devote a portion of their attention to something that others do full time, and are paid to do it! I saw dog fighting mentioned, and went back to more pressing matters in my life.

Something happened in Pennsylvania a few years ago that illustrates why laws like this are so dangerous. A woman was trying to comply with PA law, but in the process drew attention to herself, and the PA Game Commission seized her animals pending resolution. Armed officers just showed up at her property unannounced and basically told her if she resisted, she would be arrested and her animals might be harmed in the process of taking them by force. So she cooperated. Time went by as she fought through the legal system. At least one animal died in state custody, because the state was ignorant of how to properly care for a wallaby. These animals were loved and cared for. The state did not seize them based on abuse, they seized them just because of a technicality in the law to prove their power, and used this woman to make an example for others who dared to challenge them. She could not visit the animals, so had friends go to the facility (which offered tours for a price and was owned by a retired state enforcement officer!!!). Signs on the animal's enclosures lied about their origin. Some of the animals were closely bonded to their "previous" owner, and were very depressed. More than a year later, a court ordered some of the animals returned. The PA Game Commission ignored the court order. The woman held back from some actions or asking people to bombard the state with complaints, because she was afraid of what they might do to the animals in retaliation.

These new bills, combined with the Invasive Species Act, may really screw over feral cat caretakers. Feral cats aren't currently listed as an invasive species like zebra mussels, but they easily could be added in the future. I wrote to my representative about the Invasive Species Act, but he was a sponsor of the bill. Opposing it was essentially impossible because you'd be saying it's OK to let zebra mussels and snakehead fish into state waters.

Marsha

Kathy Pobloskie

Please read the bill and think about the knee jerk reaction and the parananoia that the original author of this message was trying to generate. The intent of

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, Apr 5, 2010

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Please read the bill and think about the knee jerk reaction and the parananoia that the original author of this message was trying to generate.

The intent of this bill is to protect humane societies that are put under serious financial hardship when they are forced to seize and hold animals for a criminal case. As in cases like the Thyme & Sage Ranch situation - where some of the animals have to be held for almost a year as evidence before the trial can take place. This can bankrupt a small shelter and seriously deplete the resources of a large one.

We are trying to get stronger laws in Wisconsin to protect companion animals - please get involved and make sure you understand all sides of the issues. Then decide whether it is a good or bad thing.

When it looks like the animal welfare community is "fractured" and can't support a bill that is presented - then the legislators are unwilling to support it either. That is why it took 10 years to pass a puppy mill bill in Wisconsin.

Kathy Pobloskie

Pam Norman

Thank you Kathy. VERY much! I will pass this on, if I may. Pam (who has been to Best Friends 4 times & I think lived there in another life!)

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Thank you Kathy. VERY much! I will pass this on, if I may.

Pam
(who has been to Best Friends 4 times & I think lived there in another
life!)

Kathy Pobloskie wrote:

>
> Please read the bill and think about the knee jerk reaction and the
> parananoia that the original author of this message was trying to
> generate.
>
> The intent of this bill is to protect humane societies that are put
> under serious financial hardship when they are forced to seize and
> hold animals for a criminal case. As in cases like the Thyme & Sage
> Ranch situation - where some of the animals have to be held for almost
> a year as evidence before the trial can take place. This can bankrupt
> a small shelter and seriously deplete the resources of a large one.
>
> We are trying to get stronger laws in Wisconsin to protect companion
> animals - please get involved and make sure you understand all sides
> of the issues. Then decide whether it is a good or bad thing.
>
> When it looks like the animal welfare community is "fractured" and
> can't support a bill that is presented - then the legislators are
> unwilling to support it either. That is why it took 10 years to pass a
> puppy mill bill in Wisconsin.
>
> Kathy Pobloskie
>
>

Marnie Brown

VERY well said Kathy...thank you! From a shelter who was almost decimated years ago from a 23 animal impound that was tied up in the court for over a year, I

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VERY well said Kathy…thank you!
From a shelter who was almost decimated years ago from a 23 animal impound that
was tied up in the court for over a year, I know how much this bill is
needed. Thanks for your common sense comments!

Please read the bill and think about the knee jerk
reaction and the parananoia that the original author of this message was trying
to generate.

The intent of this bill is to protect humane societies that are put under
serious financial hardship when they are forced to seize and hold animals for a
criminal case. As in cases like the Thyme & Sage Ranch situation - where
some of the animals have to be held for almost a year as evidence before the
trial can take place. This can bankrupt a small shelter and seriously deplete
the resources of a large one.

We are trying to get stronger laws in Wisconsin
to protect companion animals - please get involved and make sure you understand
all sides of the issues. Then decide whether it is a good or bad thing.

When it looks like the animal welfare community is "fractured" and
can't support a bill that is presented - then the legislators are unwilling to
support it either. That is why it took 10 years to pass a puppy mill bill in
Wisconsin .

Kathy Pobloskie

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